Other roof pitches need more effort, and not every pitch will look good at every roof size. If the center of your building is to have a double door or some other feature with an even width, then the building width should usually be even too.
That way the roof will come to a point exactly over the central feature.
When using steeper roofs, or if you want a central 'feature' that is an odd number of blocks wide (such as a door) make the entire building an odd number of blocks wide. Note in the two 'roof pitch' diagrams how the width of the building significantly affects the look of the steepest roof. The final picture simplifies the join considerably by making the side extension into a tower.Īn intermediate roof pitch using slabs, stairs and upside-down stairs. The white quartz block marks the join as before, and the new sandstone bricks mark where the side extension's roof has been brought down to match the height of the main roof. In the second picture, the side extension is almost a tower it has a height of eight blocks relative to the parent building's four. The white quartz steps mark the joining line between the main roof and the side roofs. In the first picture, the main building has walls four blocks high and the side extensions have heights of two, four and six blocks.
These illustrations show the effect of adjusting the roof height of one section of a building relative to another. For these 'monumental' buildings – such as churches – making all the internal spaces 'livable' is not a concern, and architectural and aesthetic considerations should take precedence. Alternatively, by adding a 1 block high parapet and a 1 block wide walkway around the roof, it is reduced to an apparent height of 7 blocks, which falls roughly within the rule of thumb for roof heights.įor some buildings, a spectacular roof is part of the design. At that size, it would be advisable either to put an extra floor inside the roof volume, or else split the roof into two or three smaller sections so that the rise per section is around 5–7 blocks. Assuming 4–5 block stories, the roof would be 2–2½ stories high. Whenever there is enough volume under a roof for another building level, it would be quite unusual not to put in some extra rooms to take advantage.įor example, a building 20m wide with a single 45° gable roof would have a roof with a height of 10–11 blocks. The height of a roof can often be adjusted by changing its pitch or by adding a parapet and/or a roof-level walkway. If a roof section does need to be much taller than that, consider making it into a tower, or use a mansard roof containing multiple floors. How big should a roof be? For inhabited buildings, a good guide is to make the roof between one and two stories tall.